Question : Embryo Transplant

(a) the current coverage of artificial insemination across India, State-wise and for the districts of Jhalawar and Baran;
(b) whether the Government is planning to promote usage of sex-sorted semen;
(c) the number of districts which currently have the facility for usage of sex sorted semen;
(d) whether the Government plans to take usage/coverage of artificial insemination to 100 per cent by 2025 and set up labs for embryo transplant;
(e) if so, the details thereof and the roadmap for the target along with the number of doses of sex-sorted semen used till date, State-wise and list of labs currently operational and number of embryos transplanted till date;
(f) the current production of fisheries and the target set for 2020-21;
(g) whether the Government is aware about reports of overfishing of sharks in Indian Ocean; and
(h) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken to check overfishing?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
(Dr SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) The current coverage of Artificial Insemination ( A.I) across India is about 30%. The State-wise A.I coverage during the year 2018-19 is given at Annexure-I. The A.I coverage during 2018-19 in the Districts of Jhalawar and Baran was 9% and 6% respectively.
(b) and (c) Yes Sir. Government is promoting usage of sex sorted semen. As envisaged under the scheme , Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) establishment of sex sorted semen facility has been approved at 12 A graded semen stations in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Karnataka, Telangana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh in the country.
(d) and (e) Yes Sir. To increase the A.I coverage in the country , Government has launched Nationwide Artificial Insemination programme ( NAIP) in 600 districts having less than 50% A.I coverage covering 100 villages per district and 200 bovines per village. During the programme, 1.20 Cr animals are proposed to be covered..As on 5.12.2019, 4.73 Lakh animals are covered. Future roadmap has been prepared by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying for enhancing the A.I coverage from present 30% to 70% and the additional fund requirement has been made with Ministry of Finance.
Annual target set under the project for the 12 sex sorted semen facilities is 2.4 million doses. Details on State-wise sex sorted semen facility established are given at Annexure –II. So far, facility for production of 6 lakh doses/annum is made functional. Till date 3 lakh doses have been produced.
Under RGM, establishment of 30 Embryo Transfer Technology (ETT)/ In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Labs have been sanctioned and funds have already been released to the States. List of currently operational labs is given at Annexure III. It is envisaged that 3000 high genetic merit bulls of Indigenous breed will be produced thro ETT/IVF technology to meet the shortage of bulls in the country.
(f) Current production of Fisheries is 13.42 MMT and the target set for 2020-21 is 15.90 MMT
(g) and (h) No report of overfishing of sharks in Indian Ocean is received in the Department of Fisheries, Government of India.